Jenna Phillips
Californian, Berkeley/ Oxford Alum; Shoe Designer, Lingerie Designer, Mischief Maker, CEO.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.formulamagic.com |
| Industries: | Education, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Retail, Travel |
| Skills: | Design, Editing, English, Fiction, French, Languages, Product design, Writing |
| Next step: | if i found the right partner, i might just take some of that next round of investment for a lingerie company... |
| Location: | New York City |
| Groups: | BASES, Maker Faire 2007, Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Tags: | illustration, industrial design, italian, lingerie, medieval history, Samba, Shoes, Skiing |
| Schools: | University of California System - Berkeley, University of Oxford |
FEATURED STARTUP
Formula Magic
Formula Magic
Outrageous yet irresistible children's shoes. Formula Magic is a company that combines technical innovation with imagination.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Oxford |
| Time period: | 2002 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Medieval English |
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 1997 - 2001 |
| Degree: | History, English, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Books: | The Hungry Scientist Handbook, by Lily Binns & Patrick Buckley (contrubuted chapter on Edible Lingerie) |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Skiing, Samba, |
| Hobbies: | Filmmaking; Cooking Medieval Dishes; Organizing Lingerie Parties. |
| Clubs: | Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Awards: | Phi Beta Kappa, 2000 & 2001
UC Berkeley Highest Distinction in Scholarship, 2001 Overseas Research Fellow, 2002 UK Department Trade & Industry Young Innovator, 2003 Swarovski Award for Lingerie Design 2004 |
Jenna's Startups (3)
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Caramel Lingerie (Hungry Scientist Cookbook)
A chapter of the controversial "Hungry Scientist's Cookbook," (forthcoming), was an experiment in edible, nay, *gourmet* underwear. Drawing on our pattern-making & french lace expertise, and utilising cutting-edge scientific techniques to create...
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Parisian Lingerie
A fanciful collection created mostly in montmartre (whilst I was design assistant there), inspired by the sensuality & playfulness that is ingrained in the parisian sensibility, as well as the colors and textures of the 18th arrondissement an...
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Formula Magic
Outrageous yet irresistible children's shoes. Formula Magic is a company that combines technical innovation with imagination.
Jenna's Contacts (47)
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DEBORAH ZAFMAN
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Arjun Goyal
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patrick buckley
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Nikki Lindgren
Business Administration graduate from San Francisco State University and Associate of Arts degree from The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Currently working at Williams-Sonoma, Inc in Retail Inventory Management.